Nucleus "livres de beurre". Neolithic, 3000 - 2400 BC. Stone 31.5 cm H. CONDITION: Good condition. Intact. PROVENANCE: - Private collection, Jacques-André Cronier (1956 - 2019), Mezièrs le Cléry, France. - By inheritance to its previous owners. - Art market, France, 2023. DOCUMENTS: Provided of a certificate of authenticity and export license by the Ministry of Culture. DESCRIPTION: So-called 'butter pounds' are flints that owe their name to the fact that they are shaped like the one-pound chunks of butter that farmers in the 19th century (when the finds began) moulded before selling them. These cores were commonly referred to as 'butter pounds'. The flint flakes were extracted from the core using the "Levallois" method. Notes: - The piece includes authenticity certificate. - The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested, can take between 1-2 weeks maximum. - The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.